cutting carbon fibre.....help ?

[Shaun_TLR]

Hi All,

I would like to (ideally buy) a saddle battery brace setup for my losi 22. However, the current battery braces available from people like X-factory, J concepts and exotek etc etc do currently cater for people using saddle packs (only stubbys and stick packs), as the saddle packs cover the pre-drilled holes in the chassis for these contraptions.

I have a couple of questions. Firstly, where can I buy carbon fibre plate from? secondly, how do I go about cutting/shaping it to what I want?

Someone has told me the B4 carbon fibre battery brace will fit with a little bodging. Of course the above questions are null and void if anyone can tell me where I can buy a brace that caters for saddle packs?

[Shaun_TLR]

I'd like to end up with some sort of carbon brace like in pictures 3 and 4 of the link below

http://www.petitrc.com/_forumphp/sho...nty-Two/page34

cheers

[amadán]

I would use a saw like this

[wrighty]

I would call fybre-lyte or possibly make a cardboard template to send them and get them to cut it

[Shaun_TLR]

Originally Posted by wrighty

I would call fybre-lyte or possibly make a cardboard template to send them and get them to cut it

just seen their website, they seem like the sorta guys to do it for me, assuming they dont charge the earth............which is sometimes the case for this sorta work

[Andrew Twigger]

They will charge the earth and they'll also expect something more accurate than a cardboard cut out methinks.

I made some radio trays with some carbon off eBay. Used a Dremel with a diamond cutting wheel to cut it and then tidied it up with wet and dry after. I guess you'd want 3mm for a battery strap, so that could take a while with a Dremel

[androo]

hi shaun.

I might be able to help you out, it seems like a simple shape to cut out. All i would need is a length, width and dimensions for holes.

drop me a PM

[Shaun_TLR]

Originally Posted by amadán

I would use a saw like this

LOL ! I knew I was asking a dangerously obvious question and did risk this sort of reply. Any ideas how to get a nice finish at all after using such a instrument?